Arusha Declaration Monument

Coordinates: 3°22′11″S 36°41′17″E / 3.3696°S 36.6880°E / -3.3696; 36.6880
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Arusha Declaration Monument
Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha (Swahili)
The Arusha Declaration Monument
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3°22′11″S 36°41′17″E / 3.3696°S 36.6880°E / -3.3696; 36.6880
LocationUhuru Roundabout, Swahili Street, Kati Ward, Arusha City,  Tanzania
Completion date1977
Dedicated toArusha Declaration
Websitesites.google.com/georgetown.edu/arushadeclarationmonument/home

The Arusha Declaration Monument (

Kati ward in Arusha, Tanzania. It was unveiled in 1977 by the nation's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party to commemorate ten years of the Arusha Declaration.[1]
It is situated along Makongoro Road at the centre of the roundabout.

In April 2015, part of the monument was vandalised when one of its copper plaques was stolen.[2][3]

Gallery

  • A mural depicting farmers working with hoes
    A mural depicting farmers working with hoes
  • A mural depicting ploughing done with an animal
    A mural depicting ploughing done with an animal

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Northern Tanzania's authorities grapple to rescue historic monuments from vandalism". Xinhuanet. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.[dead link]
  3. ^ Mashalla, Moses (23 March 2015). "Mnara wa Azimio la Arusha 'umepoteza' historia yake" [Arusha Declaration Monument has 'lost' its history]. Mwananchi. Retrieved 5 August 2015.